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Why You Need More Than One Mentor

Name: Why You Need More Than One Mentor
Uploaded: 2026-03-19T14:06:23+00:00
Duration: 37 s
Channel: Shally Steckerl
Description: One boss can't fill all five mentorship roles: manager, functional mentor, accountability partner, advocate, and connector. Build a personal board of 6-8…

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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One boss can't fill all five mentorship roles: manager, functional mentor, accountability partner, advocate, and connector. Build a personal board of 6-8 mentors instead, each with a specific seat, so losing one person doesn't crater your entire support network.

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If my boss is also my manager is also, or sorry, if my boss is also my functional mentor is also my accountability partner is also my advocate and connector. That's 4 out of those potential 10. We usually try and get people to 6 to 8, but 4 out of 8, that's half. If my boss leaves the organization, that's 50% of my personal board. My mosaic has just walked out the door. So maybe your boss is filling 2 or 3 of those board seats initially, but how might your, you, you find a different name for each seat on that personal board over the next 12 months.